Patuxent, Middle

We went down from Old Columbia Rd to Savage yesterday at right about 5 feet. Old Columbia to Murray Hill was mostly flat (maybe 6 rapids, all class I), but with 2 logjam portages. It took nearly 2 hours.

After Murray Hill, the river is flat and until just past Rt 95. There was one river-wide logjam at this level, but it left just enough space to duck under it on the far left. Not long after 95 it picks up with some class I's leading for easy class II's. After the confluence, eddy-hop down the left side until just above the big drop before Savage. At this level I'd say it's solidly class IV because there are 3-4 back-to-back, manky drops of about 4 feet each. Fortunately, there's a path on river left. My son and I put in and ran the bottom 2 drops on the left side of the river.